John Laing Environmental Assets Group has awarded a wind farm management contract to REG Power Management.

The deal covers 32 turbines across three sites, with a combined capacity of 50.1MW.

Commercial Director Simon Wannop said: “This reflects a growing portfolio for REG Asset Management, which now has 28 wind, 16 solar and four bio-power projects under management across the UK, taking the total managed capacity to nearly 400MW.”

The UK Government has chosen the Carbon Trust to run its £9.2 million Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator (IEEA).

The accelerator is designed to cut the costs of and increase the number of available energy efficient technologies for industrial sectors.

Al-Karim Govindji, Senior Manager Innovation at the Carbon Trust, said: “Through the IEEA we will work collaboratively with trade associations, industry and technology providers to identify and demonstrate the best innovative opportunities for energy reduction.”

Rory O’Connor, Managing Director and Head of Renewable Power for Europe at BlackRock, said: “Over the past two years, we have invested in more than 20 solar projects in the UK representing nearly 150MW of capacity on behalf of our clients, and we believe this market continues to present attractive opportunities for institutional investors.”